tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post4003796544427384699..comments2024-01-27T11:40:35.680+00:00Comments on Bean Sprouts: Alun's Tea WineMelanie Rimmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871992146568559100noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-55403251142743885192008-01-18T10:47:00.000+00:002008-01-18T10:47:00.000+00:00I don't see why you couldn't make a single gallon....I don't see why you couldn't make a single gallon. You'd need to divide all the ingredients by five, that's all. As for what can of tea - do you mean "what kind of tea"? We use whatever tea we're drinking. Usually something fair trade. If it isn't nice tea, I wouldn't expect it to make nice wine.Melanie Rimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05871992146568559100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-17149443882508215592008-01-18T01:14:00.000+00:002008-01-18T01:14:00.000+00:00I am curious about this recipe, is it possible to ...I am curious about this recipe, is it possible to make it one gallon at a time? Also what can of tea?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-13608136063016125512007-09-11T17:27:00.000+01:002007-09-11T17:27:00.000+01:00wow, I have never heard of tea wine!! what a delic...wow, I have never heard of tea wine!! what a delicious idea!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-39138425557131999262007-09-08T13:21:00.000+01:002007-09-08T13:21:00.000+01:00This looks pretty good stuff. I've got some 5 gall...This looks pretty good stuff. I've got some 5 gallon demi johns in the barn and definitely will make this. Thanks for sharingCottage Smallholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17601823009644161536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-18649381936987630702007-09-07T10:08:00.000+01:002007-09-07T10:08:00.000+01:00Peppylady - actually it's sort of raisin and tea w...Peppylady - actually it's sort of raisin and tea wine, the name is more historic than descriptive. The raisins (which are dried grapes after all) add vinosity (which means "wine-ey-ness") and the tea adds tannin, so the finished wine is very drinkable.<BR/><BR/>I've often wondered what would happen if I made it with a speciality tea, such as jasmine or oolong or earl grey, but I've never actually got round to doing an experimental gallon.Melanie Rimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05871992146568559100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-57948749705269622432007-09-07T03:07:00.000+01:002007-09-07T03:07:00.000+01:00Never heard of tea wine.Never heard of tea wine.peppylady (Dora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01649272822470007714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-19947026965352559832007-09-06T23:20:00.000+01:002007-09-06T23:20:00.000+01:00"Nowadays I'd ferment it out, rack it twice and bo..."Nowadays I'd ferment it out, rack it twice and bottle it properly"<BR/><BR/>Rack it twice?.. wait and wait until it drops clear and stops fermenting, rack into a clean demi, leave it a couple of days to make sure it's really stopped working and then bottle.. <BR/><BR/>I have no desire to do any more work than is absolutely necessary..<BR/><BR/>Oh.. while we're at it.. don't put homemade wine into proper wine bottles and cork it.. put it into recycled screwtop bottles instead.. not only are the bottles reusable many times, but the lids are too.. keep them clean and dry and they'll last at least a dozen reuses.. they also have the benefit that if the wine does go into a fierce secondary fermentation for some reason, they are a lot more forgiving of an excess build-up of CO2 and leak it out, rather than exploding..Gidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10981172948111611634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-38816944460423135882007-09-06T21:46:00.000+01:002007-09-06T21:46:00.000+01:00Never thought of making wine from tea, but, now th...Never thought of making wine from tea, but, now that you mention it, it's probably a no-brainer, particularly if you do it properly!<BR/><BR/>Joanna<BR/>joannasfood.blogspot.comJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790888857849562408noreply@blogger.com